Water-heater.



G, H. KLUMPH @E J. a.

WATER HEATER.

APELIGATION IlLED JULY 31,1913,

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G. VK'LUMPH a; J. E. HOUSTON.

WATER HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1913.

Patented Aug. 18, 19M.

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GEORGE H. KLUMPH-AND JAMESE. HOUSTON, F CHICAGQ, ILLINIS.

Warne-HEATER To all whom t may concern lle it known that We, Ginoiion H. lLiiMrii and James E. lloiis'ioN, `citizens of the llnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of `Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvenients in `Water-l'leaters, of which. the iollowing; is a' specification.

'.lliis in ventionv relates to Water heaters of the Water tube type, the object of the invention being to increase the ecie'ncy of such Water heaters. yThis object we"y attain by mechanically imparting to the water Flowing through the heater a velocity greater than that diie to the pressure of the source of supply, such increased velocity resulting in a greater absorption of heat from the'furnace gi ses. ln order to obtain such increased velocityvehave provided means for recirculatiiig thcfviatcif 'within the heater and beii'ore the iiialtei leaves the heater.

in the' accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan vie'ii/ oi? one embodiment offoiirr s an end elevation looking'` i u 4 l! 1g. of' one ci the units coin-Y invention, l* i 2` frein the right-hand side of Fig. l. is a perspective View pas ig; the heater. Fig. l-fvis' a simplified iliagi'ranlinati-ci View killustrating the course taken by the liquid while flowing wit-'nin and 'i through the' heater.'

lllliile the inif'cntion is susceptible of varii ons oiiiliodiinents, weliai'e herein `shown it as embodied ina 'fuel econoniizer which, in inost respects, is oi standard orin. ller the salie oi vclcarness of understanding We shall r to spceiiied numbers of pipes,- etc., but it will be understood that the invention may lie embodied in aneconoinizer or other Cri ucater of any desired size.

The econoinizer, proper, is composed of a oliirality ci sections each substantially siinilar to `the one illustrated inlig. 8. .lilacli section consists ot a top box oi? header l, a`

bottoni boli" or header 2 and a plurality' off vertical pipes 3 connecting; the top box and vthe bottoni box. 'llie sections are compactly grouped side by side as represented in nig. l. The ecoiioiuiaer may belocated any con Yfenient relation tothe steam boiler and the sinolie stack, with provisions to cause the gases oi combustion to dow through the yspaces amongthe pipes 3. For the salie oi siiiiplicitjii, the inclosing casing; has been omitted in the drawings.. A partition or lia'ie @l extends transversely of all of ilie top specification of Letters fatent.

and the outlet l5.

said boxes. Two manifold pipes 5 and 6 cX- tciidlongitudinally of the series of econoinizer sections and are connected with the opposite ends of the top boxes lloy means of short pipes 7. A manifold pi e 8 extends longitudinally of the Series o econoi'nizer sections and is connected to one end of each olI the bottoni boxes 2. Partitions or baffles l are located in the manifold pipes 5, 6 and at tliepoints indicated in Fig. l atv 9, 10, ll and l2. 'llhe'water to be heated is admitted to the manifold pipe 5 at 13. Enter'- iiig the top boxes oi' the four sections that are located between the inlet 13 and the par- `tition 9, the Water flows, downwardly through the sixteen )ipes 3 located at the inlet side o the partition l (that is to say, between said partition and the manifold pipe i5) ii'iasses ii' o the bottom boxes-and upwardly through the sixteen pipes 3 at the opposite side of the partit-ion a and lows Athence into the manifold pipe 6, filling the last mentioned pipe up tothe partition ll.

.fl-ghe water also -i'ills the economizer scctions- .locatedbetween the partitions 9 and. 1Q on the one 'side and the'parti'tions 10 and l1 on theotliei' side. When passing toy the outlet,

the water leaves said sections through the ioiiver manifold ipe Elk and flows to the sections located to tie left (Fig. l) of the parons l0 and ll. The Water iicws 'upwardly iii ie bottoni boxes of the last mentioned sectioi through the pipes 3 of'said sections into tlie manifold pipes 5 and 6. The water passes from the manifold pipeptlirough a pipe l, and thence to the outlet l5.

rllos econoinizer may be considered to consist ci three divisions,'tlie first division being composed ci the sections located between the inlet i3 and the partition 9, the second di- `fisioii consisting of the sections vlocated between the partitions l), l0 and ll, and the third division consisting oi the sections located between the partitions l0 and 11 These divisions are indicated in lby the reference letters A, B

.and C, respectively. The divisions A., B,

and (l may e oi any suitable relative dimenf sions, the inlet and outlet divisions A and C preferablybeing quite small as compared with division ll. ln theembodiment illustrated in l, division B has loecn considerablii shortened by reason of limitations of. spariV illustration. Water is supplied to the inlet i3 troni any Well-known or prerred source of supply under pressure', such) Patented Ang. i8, lld.

Application filed July 31, 1913. Serial No. 72H30?.

"as an elevated tank, a city main, or a pump' (not shown). u f

In oider toobtain an increase/vin velocity "lof theivater contained in division B over thatwhich is caused bythe sourcefof supply, We provide means for positively circulating theV water Within division B, e., for draw-- ing Water from division B and returning it to' said4 division. Thecirculating means may be of any suitable character. Herein'vvev haves illustrated a pum 16 Whichf may, if

desired, be of the'V centri ugaltype, as shown.

The inlet'v side of` said pump v1s connected with that portion of the manifold pipe 6 l5 which connects with lthe sections formingl divsion'B by means of a pipe 17 The dis'- harge'side of the pump 16 isv connected to the manifoldp' e 5-at a point betwee'n'thev z idgl bymeansof a pipe 18.' 2'0 he pump 'l'may be driven in any .pre-` y'erred manner'as\ b means of an electric; motor 19. Itwill e.' seen that the warm- Water contained in that .portion of division' artitions 9 an -B whichu is located between the partition 4 andthe manfoldfpipe will be drawn by v the 'pump '16 y throughrjthe'pipe 17 and willi be discharged; through .the pipe 1 8' and the manifold pipe 5 into'theportion of division B which is bounded by. the-partitions 4, 9 3Q and l0;y The pumpthus'causes 'a` constant circulation'of the waterfrorn therstmenf tioncd portion o division B to the second mentionedportion thereof and back again. Byreason of the velocity :thus'iinparted to the ,Water in division B said'water abstracts.

fromthe flue .gas'eaa greater percentage of .heat unitsfthan 'would otherwise bathe-case. The velocity of the Water/inthe inlet and outlet divisions 'is dueto the pressure ofthe ,M source of-supply,whereas the velocity of the water in ,the intermediate' division due partlyto 'the pressure of the source of supply and in part to the action of the .pump i6.' .n tThe pipes 3 may bckept rtree from accu' .mulations'o soot by an?)T suitable means' such as Scrapers 2O of the common form, said scrapersfoeing moved-np and 'down the pipes 3 hy suitable mechanism, as, orfexa'rnple, that usually employed for the purpose, said '5g mechanism being' indicated at 21 in Fig. 2;

si? ian ontletdivision, and an'intermediate divi- .the parti-tion.

sion, and means connected to said intermediate divisionfor drawing 4Water from said intermediate division and returning it to said intermediate division. v

3. A,Water-heaters comprising'a lplurality 70 ofi-sections, each consistlng'of a top box, a bottom b'ox,`and pipes connecting said'boxes, said .sections being compactl-y grouped side by side, a transverse partition within said top boxes, Waterinletmeans, andmeins for 75 movingl the Water from the space 'at one side;v of said partition to the space at the other side of said partition .and back again.

,4. A Waterheater comprising 'a plurality of sections, each consisting of a topbox, a

bottom box, and pipes connecting. said boxes, saidsecti'ons being compactly grouped' side by' side,- a transverse partition Within Vsaid top boxes," water inlet means, .Waterconducting means' extendingfrom-points at 85 on'eside' of said partition to points at the'fv other side of said partition; and means for moving water through said Water-conduct'- ing1neams. f.' r

5. A'Watenheater,,comprising a top box 190 a bottom box, and pipes connecting sal boxes; a ltransverse partition within said topbox;Y Water inlet means; Water-conductlng means extendingr i'rom a point at, one

sideof said partition to a point at 'the other 95. -4

side of saidlpartition; and means' for movi ing Watert rough said Waterrconductingv means.

'6, 'A Water-heater `comprising a top box,

a' bottom box, and' vpipes connecting said 100 l boxes; a' transverse partition'within one of said boxes; Water inlet meansga Water-forcingfr device; a pipe' connecting the suction side of'said device With said divided box at one; side of the partitionanda pipe con-,105 nectin'g' thc dischargeA si e of said device With said divided box at the other side of l V7. A, Water-heater comprising a top box,

a bottom box and pipes connecting said boxes; a *transverse partition Within -said top box; Water inlet meansa pump; a pipe bconnecting a suction side oi' said pump with saidtop box at one side of said partition; and a-pipe .connecting the discharge side oi M5, said pumpwith'the top box at the other sido of said partition.

l' 8 'A Water-heater comprising Watercorr taining means consisting ofen inlet division to receive Water under pressure, an'lg@ Aoutlet division and an intermediate,division,'

-a Water-forcing device, a pipe- ,connectingl the suction side 'of said dci/ice with one por.` tion of said ii'itermedultc divisum, and a pipev connecting the discharge side oftsaid .device with another portion of said intermediate ldivision whereby the )pci'ation of the Waterdorcing device causes ani incr xase in the velocity' of the water in the -intermediatedivision, i '130 vico with slid top boxes at one side of the partition, and a pipe connecting the discharge side of said device with the top boxes at the other side of Said paitition.

In testimony whereof We aiix our signa'- 15 tures in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE H. KLUMPH. J AMES E. HOUSTON.

Witnesses:

LINCOLN B. SMITH, GEORGE L. CHXNDAIIL. 

